Author Question: As part of the examination, the nurse will be assessing the client's balance. The test that should ... (Read 11 times)

beccaep · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

As part of the examination, the nurse will be assessing the client's balance. The test that should be administered is the:

1. Weber test
2. Allen test
3. Romberg test
4. Rinne test

Question 2

The nurse notes an exaggeration of the posterior curvature of the thoracic spine, during the as-sessment of a 90-year-old client, as:

1. Lordosis
2. Osteoporosis
3. Scoliosis
4. Kyphosis

maya.nigrin17@yahoo.com · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 3
The Romberg test assesses the client's balance. The Weber test assesses for unilateral deafness. The Allen test assesses for patency of the arteries of the hand (usually before arterial puncture). The Rinne test compares bone conduction hearing with air conduction.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 4
Kyphosis is an exaggeration of the posterior curvature of the thoracic spine (hunchback).
Lordosis is an increased lumbar curvature (swayback). Osteoporosis is a metabolic bone disease that causes a decrease in quality and quantity of bone. Scoliosis is a lateral curvature of the spine.